Acronicta leporina (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Nov. 17, 2025, 7:13 p.m.
A rather common species throughout Belgium.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Acronictinae > Genus: Acronicta > Subgenus: Acronicta > Species: Acronicta leporina
- Vernacular names
- Schaapje (NL), Miller (EN), La Noctuelle-Lièvre (FR), Woll-Rindeneule, Pudel (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 10 (as Acronycta leporina L.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 35–45 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva hibernates as a pupa in various species of deciduous trees, burrowing into rotten wood.
The adults come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year from early May till late September.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Betula, Alnus, Salix and Populus
- Substrates:
- Deciduous trees
The larva lives on various species of deciduous trees, but mainly on Betula and Alnus, also on Salix and Populus.
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